University of Hawaiʻi Law celebrates public service ‘heroes’
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI NEWS — Just before final exams for the past 16 years, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law faculty and staff have donned chef hats and aprons and dished up an elaborate lunch and dinner for their students, which was unfortunately canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about University of Hawaiʻi Law celebrates public service ‘heroes’Lewis & Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic wins parole and clemency for clients
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Governor Kate Brown commuted two clients of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (CJRC) at the beginning of April. Suzanne Miles and Patricia Butterfield both applied for clemency in 2018 and were released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on April 10, 2020.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic wins parole and clemency for clientsUniversity of Michigan Law students create COIVD Corps to provide free legal assistance during pandemic
M LIVE — University of Michigan law students are offering free legal assistance to groups facing legal issues during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about University of Michigan Law students create COIVD Corps to provide free legal assistance during pandemicUniversity of North Carolina Law student Alyssa Leader creates service to connect pro bono attorneys with law student volunteers
LAW 360 — Leader set up two online forms — one for attorneys in need of assistance and one for law students and paralegals to sign up for a group email list. Every day, she sends new volunteer opportunities to the email list. She vets the first people who raise their hands, to ensure they are…
Read More about University of North Carolina Law student Alyssa Leader creates service to connect pro bono attorneys with law student volunteersTexas A&M Law hosts business bankruptcy webinar
FORT WORTH BUSINESS PRESS — Experts from the Texas A&M Law faculty and the local legal community share practical, fact-based information about business bankruptcy during the Coronavirus pandemic in this FREE webinar. Ask your questions when you register and during the webinar.
Read More about Texas A&M Law hosts business bankruptcy webinarTouro Law establishes helpline to answer pandemic related legal questions
TOURO COLLEGE JACOB D. FUSHSBERG LAW CENTER — Dean Elena B. Langan is pleased to announce that Touro Law has established a helpline to answer legal questions arising from the pandemic. Volunteer attorneys will provide referrals to our own clinical program and appropriate legal partners on a wide range of legal issues.
Read More about Touro Law establishes helpline to answer pandemic related legal questionsUniversity of Virginia Law professor Michael Gilbert publishes study on the impact of voter identification laws
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Michael Gilbert and other academics studied voter lines in 2016 in 28 election jurisdictions across the United States. The study, titled “Waiting to Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election: Evidence from a Multi-county Study,” is believed to be the largest review of its kind.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Michael Gilbert publishes study on the impact of voter identification lawsYale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic co-publishes report on Agent Orange exposure
YALE LAW SCHOOL — According to a new white paper released on May 8, 2020 by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School (VLSC) and the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), veterans who served on Guam from 1962 to 1975 satisfy the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) legal standard for exposure to Agent Orange…
Read More about Yale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic co-publishes report on Agent Orange exposureYale Law Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic secures win in case related to prisoner health and safety
YALE LAW SCHOOL — On May 12, 2020, Judge Michael P. Shea of the District of Connecticut issued a temporary restraining order against the Warden of FCI Danbury, the federal prison in Connecticut and the sole federal prison in New England that incarcerates women.
Read More about Yale Law Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic secures win in case related to prisoner health and safetyUniversity of Akron Law student Briana Vamosi creates website to connect elderly and vulnerable residents to food services
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — Vamosi said she heard about an effort created by classmates at Cincinnati that links volunteers with those unable to venture out of their homes to get groceries or run other errands. With a little help from them, Vamosi set up a similar webpage for the Akron-Canton area at https://akronmatch.wixsite.com/mysite.
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